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The War on Beauty - Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.

2

On the Via Pulchritudinis: Pope Benedict XVI’s Meditations on Art and Prayer - Fr. Alan O'Sullivan, O.P.

3

Purifying the Imagination: Iconoclasm and the Incarnation - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

4

Iconoclastic and Incarnational Church Architecture - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

5

Aquinas on Conscience as the Application of Knowledge to Practice - Fr. David Goodill, O.P.

6

Aquinas on Conscience and the Inner Act of the Will - Fr. David Goodill, O.P.

7

Conscience First, and to the Pope Afterwards - Prof. Lewis Ayres

8

Newman Against Hitler: Reflections on Ratzinger - Prof. Lewis Ayres

9

Imagination and Conscience - Prof. Medi Volpe

10

Conscience in Everyday Life - Prof. Medi Volpe

11

Aquinas' Epistemology with Reflections from a Friar-Medical Doctor - Fr. Chris Gault, O.P.

12

Sanctity and the Discipline of Study - Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

13

Justification According to St. Thomas - Prof. Erik Dempsey

14

Shakespeare and Aquinas on Kinds of Knowing - Sr. Maria Frassati Jakupcak, O.P.

15

Shakespeare and Aquinas on Prudence, Part Two - Fr. Jordan Zajac

16

Shakespeare and Aquinas on Prudence, Part One - Fr. Jordan Zajac

17

St. Leo the Great on Love of the Poor and the Weak - Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

18

The Priesthood of Christ and Your Beatitude - Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P.

19

Words Matter: Thomas Aquinas on the Philosophy of Language - Prof. Catherine Peters

20

If God Doesn’t Exist, Science is Impossible - Dr. Wes Siscoe

21

Thomas Aquinas on Vocational Discernment - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

22

Can Computers Think? - Prof. Steven Jensen

23

What is Truth? - Prof. Paige Hochschild

24

Do You Need to be Smart to be Holy? - Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

25

The Catholic Faith and Golf - Prof. Michael Pakaluk

26

Contemplating the Presence of God - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

27

Action, Thought, and Decision-Making - Dr. Joshua Hochschild

28

The Work of Our Redemption Is Accomplished: Thomas Aquinas and the Sacrifice of the Mass - Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

29

How Can I be a Holy Scientist? - Dr. Karin Öberg & Dr. Paul LaPenna

30

How Did Study Sanctify St. Thomas Aquinas? / How Does Study Sanctify Me? - Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, O.P. & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

31

God from God: Understanding the Trinity - Prof. Bruce Marshall

32

Why be Philosophical? - Prof. Marshall Bierson

33

Why be Theological? - Prof. Joshua Benson

34

The Summa Illuminated: A Guide to St. Thomas Aquinas’s Masterpiece - Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

35

The AI Apocalypse Already Happened (And What You Can Do About It) - Mahon McCann

36

Artificial Intelligence: A Theological Investigation - Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P.

37

I Compute, Therefore I Am: The Distinctively Human in the Age of AI - Dr. Robert McNamara

38

The Efficient Cause of Evangelization: The Spirit Empowering the Blessed Virgin's Word - Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

39

The Formal Cause of Evangelization: The Grace of the Blessed Virgin's Word - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

40

Does Nature Make Laws? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition - Prof. Paige Hochschild

41

Why Stories Matter for Transmitting the Faith – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

42

The Mystery of Love - Prof. Maria Fedoryka

43

Why Forgive: Accepting the Good News of Forgiving Others - Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

44

St. John Henry Newman and the Failure of the University - Prof. Lewis Ayres

45

Why Is There Evil In The World? - Prof. Ross McCullough

46

Deo Gratias: A Theology of Gratitude - Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

47

To What End? Reclaiming Meaning with Saint Thomas Aquinas - Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

48

Why Get Married: The Catholic View of the Meaning and Purpose of Marriage - Prof. Paul Gondreau

49

What do you seek? Study and the Moral Life in St Thomas Aquinas - Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett

50

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin: Aquinas on the Limits of Charity - Prof. Michael Krom

51

The First Theologians: Who Were the Church Fathers and Why Do They Matter? - Prof. Mathew Thomas

52

Historical Arguments for God's Existence: Anselm, Aquinas, and Scotus - Prof. Thomas Ward

53

Creation and the Big Bang: What's the Big Deal? - Prof. John O'Callaghan

54

Secularism and the Modern World - Prof. Brad Gregory

55

Are All Religions Different Paths Up the Same Mountain? – Prof. Christopher Kaczor

56

How John Paul II Used the Saints Against the Communists – Prof. James Felak

57

Flannery on Art and Truth – Prof. Jennifer Frey

58

The Family, the Polity, and the Church – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.

59

Flannery O'Connor: Hillbilly Thomist or Hillbilly Nihilist? – Prof. Jennifer Frey

60

Is There a Right to Steal? – Prof. Michael Krom

61

The Mystical Body of Christ: What Does Jesus Have to Do with Me? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari

62

The Creator of Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence: Natural Law, Inalienable Rights, and a Just Political Order – Prof. Christopher Kaczor

63

Rights, Liberties, and the Nature of Medicine – Prof. Christopher Tollefsen

64

Aquinas' Philosophy of the Angels – Prof. Gregory Doolan

65

Private Property and the Universal Destination of Goods: How a Right to Private Possessions Serves the Common Good – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.

66

Thomistic Sacramental Theology – Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

67

Pope Leo XIII and Communism – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.

68

Nagasaki Prays, Hiroshima Rages: God's Providence and Narratives of Suffering – Prof. James Nolan

69

What is Catholic Social Teaching? – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.

70

Mercy and Justice in Political Life: Augustine, Seneca, and Nussbaum – Prof. Sarah Byers

71

The University and the Search for Wisdom in the Middle Ages – Dr. Brian FitzGerald

72

The Good Citizen: Lessons from Tocqueville on Democratic Citizenship in the 21st Century – Prof. Raymond Hain

73

How John Paul II Used the Saints Against the Communists in Poland – Prof. James Felak

74

Musical Dependence: What's Behind It and How We Can Move Beyond It – Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

75

Silence, Contemplation, and Non-Being – Fr. Ephrem Reese O.P.

76

Boredom: The Threshold of Great Deeds – Fr. Ephrem Reese O.P.

77

Why We Need or Don't Need Utopias – Dr. Jan Bentz

78

Catholic Social Teaching – Prof. James Felak

79

Astonished at the World: G. K. Chesterton's Philosophy of Wonder – Joe Grabowski

80

Receiving a Share of God's Kingdom: Vocation and Christian Life according to St. Paul – Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

81

Principles of Discernment – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

82

Attainment of Happiness – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

83

Life to the Full: Are You Surviving or Thriving? – Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P.

84

Science, Reason... and Beyond – Prof. Alexander Pruss

85

Aquinas and Catholic Theology – Prof. Gaven Kerr

86

Diagnosing Dignity in the Era of AI – Prof. Paul Scherz

87

The Idea of a University – Prof. Raymond Hain

88

Does Vatican II Permit a Hermeneutic of Rupture? – Prof. Christopher Malloy

89

Like Soul to Body?: The Church's Developing Understanding of Her Relation to the State – Fr. Brad Elliott, O.P.

90

Foreigners’ Views on American Secularism: Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, and G.K. Chesterton – Prof. James Nolan

91

The Catholic Imagination of Oscar Wilde – Prof. Guiseppe Pezzini

92

Catholic Social Teaching: Highlights from the Popes – Prof. James Felak

93

Mary's Necessary Role in the Spiritual Life – Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.

94

How to Marry Your Best Friend: Thomas Aquinas on Friendship, Marriage, and Children – Dr. Nathaniel Peters

95

'I Cannot Tell a Lie': Thomas Aquinas on the Moral Permissibility of Lying – Prof. Christopher Tomaszewski

96

Newman on the Dangers of Liberal Education – Prof. Thomas Hibbs

97

To Live is to Change: Newman on Cognitive, Moral, and Spiritual Development – Prof. Thomas Hibbs

98

After Death Comes Life...to the Soul in the Grace of Jesus Christ – Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P.

99

Order and Disorder among the Capital Vices – Dr. Carl Vennerstrom

100

Death Comes to the Soul: The Vulnerable Christian in Distress – Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell

101

The Devil's Unveiling in the Temptation of Christ: A 'Perfect' Temptation – Dr. Carl Vennerstrom

102

An Image of an Image (of God): Athens, Jerusalem, and Artificial Intelligence – Dr. Kevin Kambo

103

John Henry Newman on Following Your Conscience – Dr. Christopher Mooney

104

The Gift of Disability and the Hope for Healing – Prof. Paul Gondreau

105

Thomas Aquinas and the Philosophy of Punishment – Dr. Peter Koritansky

106

The Roots of the Church in the Old and New Testament – Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman

107

Becoming a Good Conversationalist: How Not to Bore, Boast, or Otherwise Blather . . . and More! – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

108

St. John Henry Newman’s Idea of the Saint – Dr. Rebekah Lamb

109

I Want to Live a Good Life, Where Do I Start? – Dr. Wes Siscoe

110

Is Abortion Morally Acceptable to Save the Life of the Mother? – Prof. Steven Jensen

111

The Savonarola Option: Why We Should Elect Christ as King – Dr. John-Paul Heil

112

The Lost Art of Dying – Dr. Lydia Dugdale

113

Anscombe vs. Miscamble on Truman: Catholic Disagreement over Honoring a President – Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

114

Applying Just War Principles in Contemporary Warfare – Prof. Michael Krom

115

Making War Moral: The Enduring Relevance of Just War Theory – Prof. Michael Krom

116

Stoicism and Christianity, with a Focus on Boethius - Prof. Thomas Ward

117

Making Sense of Physician Assisted Suicide – Dr. Lydia Dugdale

118

The Cross is a Marriage Feast – Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman

119

Thomas Aquinas and the Theological Virtue of Hope in Times of Quiet Despair – Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

120

The Promises and Pitfalls of Stoicism – Prof. Christopher Frey

121

Why So Sad? The Sorrows that Kill and the Sorrows that Save – Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

122

Wisdom from the Old Testament on Prayer and the Spiritual Life – Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

123

Why Modern Christians Need the Eucharist – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

124

Catholic Doctrine and Judaism – Prof. Gavin D'Costa

125

Justified by Grace, Works, or Faith? – Prof. Michael Root

126

Why the Catholic Church Has Priests – Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

127

Aquinas on Predestination: The Main Issues – Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.

128

Immortality and Immateriality – Prof. Thomas Osborne

129

Beyond Work and Play: Aristotle on Friendship, Contemplation, and The Value of Human Activity – Prof. Marshall Bierson

130

St. Thomas Aquinas on Pleasure and the Good Life – Dr. Erik Dempsey

131

Suffering and the Communion of Saints – Prof. Timothy O'Connor

132

Friendship: The Art of Striving and Thriving Together – Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, O.P.

133

Burnout Society – Dr. R.J. Snell

134

From the Dictatorship of Relativism to the Tyranny of Pathos – Dr. Kevin Kambo

135

Are Right and Wrong Just a Matter of Opinion? – Prof. Steven Jensen

136

Is the Church Anti-Capitalist? – Fr. Jacques-Benoît Rauscher, O.P.

137

Dante and Aquinas – Prof. George Corbett

138

Catholic Scientists – Prof. Jonathan I. Lunine

139

Catholic Faith and Medicine: In Harmony or in Conflict? – Dr. Timothy P. Flanigan, MD

140

The War That Never Was: Science vs. Faith – Prof. Lawrence M. Principe

141

The Making of Another Catholic Scientist – Prof. Jonathan Lunine

142

Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? – Prof. Carlos A. Casanova

143

Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature – Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

144

The Inklings: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis – Prof. Lee Oser

145

Christian Humanism and Shakespeare – Prof. Lee Oser

146

Goodness, Truth, Beauty: The World According to Dante – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

147

Dante’s Passionate Intellect: The Divine Comedy’s Journey of Desire – Prof. George Corbett

148

Edith Stein and Thomism – Dr. Robert McNamara

149

How to Avoid Being Unhappy: Gluttony and the Proper Place of Food and Alcohol in the Good Life – Prof. W. Scott Cleveland

150

The Terrible Covenant of Sloth: Boredom and the Resistance of Joy – Dr. R.J. Snell

151

Money, Pleasure, Influence and the Key to a Happy Life – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

152

Do We Really Have a Bill of Rights? – Prof. Jerome Foss

153

John Henry Newman's Critique of Liberalism: Lessons from the Aristotelian Tradition – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

154

The Types of Miracles and the Possibilty of Demonic Miracles – Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

155

Fire on the Altar: A Lecture on St. Augustine – Prof. Chad Pecknold

156

Dominican Mystics of the Rhineland – Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

157

Catholic Women in the Arts & Sciences: An Underappreciated Tradition – Dr. Bronwen McShea

158

The Natural Law Ethics of Killing – Prof. Christopher Tollefsen

159

Catholic Ethics in the Modern World – Prof. Marshall Bierson

160

The Scopes Trial & the Myth of Warfare between Science & Religion – Prof. Kenneth Kemp

161

My Life Exploring the Solar System and Worlds Beyond – Prof. Jonathan I. Lunine

162

Creation vs. Creationism – University of America Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

163

Vocation of a Catholic Scientist – Prof. Karin Öberg

164

What Contemporary Culture Needs to Learn from Thomas Aquinas – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

165

Flirting with Happiness: Aquinas on the Good Life – Fr. Alan O'Sullivan, O.P.

166

Does God Exist? How Do I Know? The Five Ways of Aquinas – Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

167

John Paul II on the Value of Human Life and Euthanasia – Prof. Christopher Tollefsen

168

St. Thomas Aquinas on the Beatitudes – Fr. Anton ten Klooster

169

Engaging Politics as a Catholic – Dr. Jan Bentz

170

Understanding Anscombe’s Absolutism – Prof. Marshall Bierson

171

Icons and Idols: An Augustinian Reflection on Race, Racism, and Antiracism – Prof. Kevin Kambo

172

Augustine and Aquinas Against Skepticism – Prof. Chad Pecknold

173

The Issue of Free Will: Are We the Authors of Our Actions? – Prof. Steven Jensen

174

Rewiring the Brain – Dr. William Hurlbut

175

If ChatGPT Exists, Why Study? – Fr. Chris Gault, O.P.

176

Can a Machine Understand?: ChatGPT, Knowledge, and the Nature of Understanding – Prof. Tomás Bogardus

177

Does God Care About Suffering? – Dr. Christopher Mooney

178

Is Suffering Good? – Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

179

The God of Love and the Reality of Evil and Suffering – Prof. Chris Baglow

180

Christ Fully Reveals Man to Himself: What Christ's Humanity Says about What It Means to Be Human – Prof. Paul Gondreau

181

Creation as Relation: An Existential Consideration – Dr. Robert McNamara

182

Do We Make Morality, or Discover It? An Examination of the Basis of Natural Law – Dr. Erik Dempsey

183

Seeking Friendship in the Virtual Age – Prof. John Cuddeback

184

Let the Best One Win: Reflections of Friendship and Competition – Prof. Michael Krom

185

Friendship and the Digital Age: A Thomistic Reflection on Human Connection – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

186

Why Get Married? The Catholic View of the Meaning and Purpose of Marriage – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

187

Why Did God Become Man? The Absolute Primacy of Christ According to Blessed Duns Scotus – Prof. Thomas Ward

188

Participation in the Divine Nature: Aquinas and the Catholic Vision of Theosis – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

189

What Difference Did Christianity Make? Why the Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Irish Converted – Fr. Terence Crotty, O.P.

190

The Disappearing Man: Body, Soul, and the Question of Who We Are – Dr. Paul LaPenna

191

Rebutting Necessitarian Universalism: Three Thomistic Arguments – Prof. Mats Wahlberg

192

Reprobation and Permission of Sin – Prof. Thomas Osborne

193

Aquinas's Interpretation of Predestination in Scripture – Fr. Piotr Roszak

194

Why is Thomism so Fixated on Predestination? – Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

195

What is predestination? – Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

196

Does Nature Make Laws? – Prof. Raymond Hain

197

'The greatest of all God's works': Justification in Catholic Theology – Prof. Matthew Thomas

198

Can Divine Providence Be Known Through Natural Reason? The Classics' Response – Prof. Carlos A. Casanova

199

Living Mary's Mediation through De Montfort’s 'Total Consecration' – Fr. John Langlois, O.P.

200

The History of Devotion to Mary: She Who Leads Us to Jesus – Fr. John Langlois, O.P.

201

Is Free Will an Illusion? – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

202

Happiness and Virtue: Can it be Good for You to Be Bad? – Prof. Thomas Osborne

203

Virtue and the Meaningful Life – Dr. David McPherson

204

St. Thomas Aquinas: His Life, Wisdom, and Relevance Today – Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

205

Why We Need the Saints – Prof. Adam Eitel

206

Does Marketing Make Us Less Human? – Dr. John-Paul Heil

207

A Breastplate of Stillness and a Book of Thanksgiving: The Fruits of Patience in the Face of Boredom – Prof. Carl Vennerstrom

208

Theology of the Body – Prof. Paige Hochschild

209

Identity vs. Nature: Aquinas on Who Creates Me – Prof. Jacob Wood

210

The Way of Beauty: The Church and the Arts – Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

211

Mariology 101: Part 1 – Fr. James Brent, O.P.

212

Finding Meaning Amidst the Chaos Or: Why Get Out of Bed in the Morning? – Dr. Robert McNamara

213

A Feeble Plant in the Breeze: Personal and Social Forms of Acedia – Prof. Carl Vennerstrom

214

Your Eucharistic Identity – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

215

Aquinas and Newman on the Pursuit of Wisdom and Happiness – Prof. Jennifer Frey

216

Minimum Wage vs. Just Wage: A Thomistic Clarification of Catholic Social Teaching – Dr. Michael Krom

217

Would St. Thomas Baptize and Extraterrestrial? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari

218

George Lemaitre: The Catholic Priest Who Proposed the Big Bang Theory – Prof. Jonathan Lunine

219

Does AI Have a Soul? – Dr. Edmund Lazzari

220

Neuroscience and the Soul – Dr. William Hurlbut

221

Astrology: Why Did Medieval Philosophers Study It? – Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

222

Theology True Science of God or Poetical Musing – Prof. Christopher Malloy

223

How to Know God? Philosophical Wisdom and Divine Revelation – Prof. Michael Dauphinais

224

Nicene Trinity, Chalcedonian Christology: Understanding Christ through Councils and Conflicts – Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

225

Thomas Aquinas on Intellectual Memory – Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

226

Augustine's Account of Trinitarian Image and Thomas Aquinas – Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P.

227

In the Beginning Was the Word: Augustine, Aristotle, and Aquinas – Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

228

Memory, Intellect, and Will: The 13th Century Reception of Augustine – Dr. Albert von Thurn und Taxis

229

Catholic Culture with Tolkien – Prof. Patrick Callahan

230

Flannery O'Connor and the Perils of Governing By Tenderness – Dr. Jerome Foss

231

Newman and Tolkien: The Humility of (Hi)story – Prof. Giuseppe Pezzini

232

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Canticles: Gregorian Chant and the Joy of the Gospel – Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

233

The Incarnation and the Machine: The Visions of Fra Angelico and Le Corbusier – Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy O.P.

234

Beyond but Not Against Nature: How Grace Perfects and Transforms Nature – Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

235

How the Highest of the Inanimate Touches the Lowest of the Living: A Contemporary Thomistic Approach – Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.

236

The Measure of All Things? Rethinking Constants and Replicability in the Life Sciences – Prof. Santiago Schnell

237

The Plasma Membrane: Boundary and Bridge at the Edge of Life – Prof. Keith Kozminski

238

Thomistic Wisdom for the Pilgrimage to God – Prof. John Cuddeback

239

Thomistic Wisdom for the Pilgrimage to God – Prof. Paige Hochschild

240

Must Beautiful Things be Natural? – Prof. Raymond Hain

241

Are Societies Natural? The Metaphysics of Thomistic Social Thought – Prof. Joshua Hochschild

242

Are the Virtues Natural? – Fr. John Sica, O.P.

243

From Nature to Norm: How to Derive 'Ought' From 'Is' – Prof. Catherine Peters

244

The Natural and the Artificial – Prof. Christopher Frey

245

Nature's Cheat Codes? On the Course of Nature and its Laws – Prof. John G. Brungardt

246

Aquinas on Nature and the Natural: Form and the Scale of 'Esse' – Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P.

247

Aquinas on Nature and the Natural: Endoxa and Principles – Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P.

248

Usefulness and Elegance in Mathematics – Prof. Meraiah Martinez

249

How Planetary Science Unifies the Search for Life Beyond Earth – Prof. Jonathan I. Lunine

250

Nicolaus Steno and the Intersection of Disciplines in the Scientific Revolution – Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco

251

Dividing and Relating the Sciences in Aquinas – Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

252

Aquinas and the Basic Principles of the Material World – Prof. Michael Gorman

253

How Many Friends Should I Have? I Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

254

Dating Like Mr. Darcy I Dr. John-Paul Heil

255

What is Wisdom and Why Do We Need It? I Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

256

The Happiness of Human Limitations I Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

257

12 (Thomistic) Rules for Managing Appearances and Making Yourself Miserable I Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

258

The TI and Your Vocation I Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

259

Why Becoming More Philosophical is a Good Idea I Prof. Michael Gorman

260

Technology In Our Relationship With God I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

261

Insight, Idolatry, and AI I Prof. Jordan Wales

262

Predictive AI, Manipulation, and Human Freedom According to Aquinas I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

263

AI and Interpersonal Relationships I Prof. Jordan Wales

264

AI and Ethics I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

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AI and Knowledge of the World I Prof. Jordan Wales

266

Mind, Matter, and Life: Can Machines be People, too? I Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

267

AI and the Human Person I Prof. Jordan Wales

268

The Neuroscience of Vice and Virtue I Dr. Paul LaPenna

269

Origins of the Christian 'Just War' Tradition in Augustine's Anti-Manichean Works I Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

270

Drone Warfare and Just War Theory: Aquinas on the Virtuous Use of Violence I Prof. Michael Krom

271

Just War Theory I Prof. Joseph Capizzi

272

Render Unto Caesar: Aquinas On the Relationship Between Religion and Politics I Prof. Michael Krom

273

Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature I Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

274

Getting to Know Tolkien and Lewis and Why It's Worth Your Time I Prof. Lee Oser

275

Reading Sacred Scripture with St. Thomas Aquinas I Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. and Prof. Michael Root

276

J.R.R. Tolkien's Detached Aesthetics I Dr. Rebekah Lamb

277

C.S. Lewis on the Ethics of Technology I Prof. Thomas Ward

278

Christ vs. Mary? Mary in Catholicism I Prof. Christopher Malloy

279

Will Heaven Be Incredibly Boring? I Prof. Christopher Mooney

280

The Mystery of Predestination: A Catholic Approach I Prof. Bruce Marshall

281

Brothers Karamazov: Manicheanism, Christian Existentialism and other Paradoxes I Prof. Thomas Pfau

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Happiness Understood Psychologically and Theologically I Prof. Christopher Kaczor

283

Aquinas and Luther on Justification I Dr. Nathaniel Peters

284

Thomas Aquinas on Charity I Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

285

Martin Luther and Thomas Aquinas Against the Pelagians I Dr. Erik Dempsey

286

What Makes Laws Just? An Introduction to the Natural Law Tradition I Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

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Can We Be Happy Without God? I Prof. Matthew Shea

288

How to be a Little Less Awful: The Cultivation of Virtue I Prof. Timothy J. Pawl

289

From Apathy to Agape: Christian Encounters with Stoic Philosophy I Prof. Thomas Ward

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The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well I Prof. Raymond Hain

291

St. Augustine on Love for Confused Lovers I Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

292

Catholic Teaching on Birth Control: Beyond Common Misunderstandings I Prof. Gina Noia

293

The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice I Prof. Christopher Kaczor

294

Thomistic Perspectives on True Artificial Intelligence I Prof. Jordan Wales

295

The Christian Imagination I Prof. Raymond Hain

296

Are Science and Faith Compatible? I Prof. Karin Öberg

297

Woman as Companion and as Mother | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

298

True Fatherhood as Archetype of Masculine Virtue | Prof. John Cuddeback

299

Household as Natural Revelation of Masculinity and Femininity | Prof. John Cuddeback

300

The Importance of Friendship in Marriage | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Peters

301

Is the Biblical View of Sex and Marriage Realistic? | Prof. Michael Dauphinais

302

The Mission of the University and the Role of the Humanities | Prof. Michael Foley

303

Aesthetics, Mozart, and the Pathways of Beauty | Prof. George Corbett

304

Objective Beauty in a Subjective World | Prof. Jan C. Bentz

305

Becoming Human: Barbie, Storytelling, and Aquinas on Self-Knowledge | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

306

Recovering the Image of God in Man (and Woman) | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

307

Created Equal: An Interpretation and Defense of the American Proposition | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

308

Predestination and Human Freedom | Prof. Bruce Marshall

309

'Many are called, but few are chosen': A Thomistic Approach to Predestination | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

310

How to Make Life-Changing Decisions | Dr. Nathaniel Peters

311

Free Will and the Brain | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

312

Could God Weep or Feel Pain? Christ's Assumption of Human Suffering for Our Sake I Prof. Paul Gondreau

313

God on a Cross: The Meaning of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus I Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

314

Is Anything More Tortuous than the Human Heart? I Prof. Steven Jensen

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Pope John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris I Prof. Gina Noia

316

Suffering and End-of-Life Care I Prof. Gina Noia

317

The Wedding Supper of the Lamb I Prof. Paul Gondreau

318

Corpus Christi and the Mystery of the Eucharist I Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

319

Aquinas the DJ: Tradition and Invention in the Corpus Christi Liturgy | Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

320

Is the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in "Accordance with the Scriptures"? I Prof. Gary Anderson

321

My Lord and My God: Understanding the Incarnation | Prof. Bruce Marshall

322

The Convertibility of Being and Goodness | Prof. Thomas Ward

323

The Emergence of Evil as a Theological Problem | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

324

A Method for Metaethics | Prof. Candace Vogler

325

How Could a Good God Allow Horrible Diseases? | Prof. Stephen Meredith

326

Evil as Privation | Prof. Thomas Ward

327

Thomas Aquinas on the Nicene Creed | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

328

Wonderment, Contemplation, and Friendship with God | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

329

The Vocation of Parenthood | Dr. Nathaniel Peters and Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

330

Psalms and the Grace of Conversion | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

331

Key Principles for a Happy Life | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

332

What Happens After Death | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

333

The Earliest Christological Debates and Why They Matter Today | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

334

Capitalizing Christ in Thirteenth-Century Scholasticism | Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman

335

How Does Christ Save Us? Making Sense of the Atonement | Prof. Ross McCullough

336

Contemplating Personhood and the Trinity | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

337

How Is My iPhone Changing Me? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

338

Transhumanism: The New Eugenics | Prof. Steven Jensen

339

What Can We Learn from Aquinas About AI? | Prof. Gyula Klima

340

Ought I Use AI Assisted Writing? | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

341

The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: the Death of Wisdom? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

342

Friendship and the Common Good | Prof. Adam Eitel

343

Friendship is a Difficult Good | Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.

344

Aquinas on Friendship and Human Excellence | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

345

How To Be A Good Friend: Combatting Envy And Apathy And Exercising Love And Wisdom | Prof. W. Scott Cleveland

346

What is Love? Plato’s Theology of the Body | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

347

The Metaphysics of Prayer | Fr. Stephen Brock

348

Can Philosophical Skepticism Be Overcome? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

349

Aquinas on the Identity of Essence and Existence in God | Prof. Michael Gorman

350

The Trinity: The Heart of Christian Life | Dr. Edmund Lazzari

351

Does God Exist | Prof. Michael Gorman

352

Aquinas the Wordsmith: The Hymns and Sequence of Corpus Christi | Prof. Patrick Callahan

353

Only the Lover Sings: Poetry, Mimesis, and the Christian Life | Prof. Patrick Callahan

354

God, Beauty, and Mathematics | Prof. Alexander Pruss

355

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God | Prof. Patrick Callahan

356

Logic and Truth in God, Nature, and the Artificial | Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

357

John Henry Newman's Conception of the Development of Doctrine | Prof. Chad Pecknold

358

Do We Need Marian Apparitions? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

359

Nicaea’s ‘Christological surplus, or, How to remember the creed’ | Prof. Lewis Ayres

360

The Beauty of the Catholic Sacramental View | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

361

Hope: The Pilgrim's Virtue | Prof. Michael Wahl

362

What Has the Historical Jesus to Do with the Church's Christ? | Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P.

363

On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist | Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

364

What Can Demons Do? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

365

Why Are There Two Sacraments of Healing, Penance and Anointing of the Sick? | Prof. Roger Nutt

366

Divine Providence as Fulfilled in Christ | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

367

Coming to Know God Through Creation: A Biblical Perspective | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

368

Human Nature and the Challenges of Our Advancing Technologies | Dr. William Hurlbut

369

Creation and Big Bang Cosmology | Prof. Karin Öberg

370

Should Catholics Run (Away) From Secular Politics? | Fr. John Harris, O.P.

371

A Neurologist's Reflections on Human Dignity and Suffering | Dr. Paul LaPenna

372

Famine, Affluence, and Aquinas | Prof. Marshall Bierson

373

Making Up What is Lacking: Disability and Suffering in Christ's Body, the Church | Prof. Paul Gondreau

374

Ectogenesis: Transhumanism, The Brave New World, and the Attack on Transcendentals | Prof. Stephen Meredith

375

Can Machines be People, Too? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

376

Reconciling the Image of God with the Scientific Image of Human Persons | Dr. Daniel De Haan

377

Sharing in Divine Goodness by Grace | Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.

378

What Exactly Is the Hypostatic Union? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

379

The Life-Giving Appropriation of the Flesh: St. Cyril of Alexandria on the Unity of Christ | Prof. Paul Gavrilyuk

380

Nicene Existential Theology: Then and Now | Fr. Khaled Anatolios

381

Understanding the Human Person as Imago Dei: A Biblical Perspective | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

382

Peripatetic Therapy: Taking Seriously Aristotle's World and the Role of Contemplation in It | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

383

Sacred Study: Loving God with Your Mind | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, OP

384

Study and the Spiritual Life: Crucifixion of the Desk? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

385

The Nature and Significance of Contemplation According to Thomas Aquinas | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

386

Prayer and the Presence of God | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

387

Who Am I to Judge? Politics and the Problem of Moral Relativism | Prof. Francis Beckwith

388

How Should Faithful Catholics Respond To Problems In Magisterial Teaching? | Prof. Michael Sirilla

389

What's Wrong with Moral Relativism? | Prof. Francis Beckwith

390

On the Justice of Creation | Prof. John O'Callaghan

391

Forgiveness: An Examination of Justice and Mercy from the Perspective of the Victim | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

392

Evil and Vice in Entertainment | Dr. John Haldane

393

The Christian Tradition on the Virtue of Prudence | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

394

Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen C. Meredith

395

Put Away Falsehood | Prof. Adam Eitel

396

God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil? | Rev. Thomas Petri O.P.

397

The Benedict Option: What Is It and Would Aquinas Advise Us to Embrace It? | Prof. Michael Krom

398

The Right Answers of Ethics | Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.

399

Going for Glory: Seeking Honor Rightly | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.

400

The Wrong Questions of Modern Action Theory | Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.

401

Go and Do Likewise:The Saints as Models for Growth in Virtue | Prof. Michael Wahl

402

Do Trees Have Souls? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

403

Do You Have a Soul? Are You Just a Cloud of Atoms? | Prof. Alexander Pruss

404

Neurobiology, Human Embodiment, and the Concept of Soul | Prof. William Hurlbut

405

Evolution and the Soul | Prof. Christopher Baglow

406

Lent is for Lovers | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

407

The Art of Dating | Prof. Michael Foley

408

Marriage as Natural Community | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

409

Affairs of the Heart: The Ethical Significance of Anger | Prof. Jennifer Herdt

410

An Historical Overview: The Growth of Marriage as Avenue of Holiness | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

411

Cosmological Apologetics: For and Against Creation | Prof. William E. Carroll

412

How the Sacraments Can Change Your Life w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

413

Aquinas's Shortest Way to God’s Existence, and How Darwinism Fits Within It | Fr. Stephen Brock

414

Is Atheism Rational? | Prof. John O'Callaghan

415

More than Spiritual: Proofs for the Existence of God | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

416

Divine Causality and Human Freedom | Prof. W. Matthews Grant

417

God's Response to the Problem of Evil | Dr. Medi Volpe

418

Creation: Mercy Beyond Justice | Prof. John O'Callaghan

419

God's Justice According to St. Thomas' Reading of the Apostle Paul | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

420

God's Mercy According to St. Thomas' Reading of the Apostle Paul | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

421

Catholic Feminism | Erika Bachiochi

422

True Courage: On Facing Death with Fortitude | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

423

What is the Separated Human Soul? Incomplete Person, Survivalism or Corruptionism | Prof. Daniel De Haan

424

What Happens After Death? | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

425

Politics and the Modern State: Understanding the Common Good | Prof. Brad Lewis

426

Bored to Tears: Confronting the Taedium Vitae with Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Stewart Clem

427

The Seven Deadly Sins | Prof. Timothy Pawl

428

Augustine and the Quest for Self-Knowledge | Prof. Michael Foley

429

The Spiritual Life | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

430

The Moral Life | Prof. Michael Krom

431

Christianity as True Philosophy: The Theology of St. Justin Martyr | Prof. Matthew Thomas

432

The Error of Beginnings and the Beginning of Errors: Creation and the Origin of the Universe | Prof. William Carroll

433

The Christian Faith and Modern Science: Understanding and Correcting Models of Conflict | Prof. Christopher Baglow

434

Analogy and the Semantics of Simplicity: Learning form the Limits of Theological Language | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

435

Is Belief in God Rational? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic

436

What is Beauty? Aquinas and Contemporary Culture | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

437

Why Do You Desire to KNOW? Human Nature & Philosophy w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Therese Cory

438

Truth, Goodness, and Fantasy Literature | Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P.

439

Aquinas on Art and Contemporary Film | Prof.Thomas Hibbs

440

Scotus on Why Christ's Assumed Human Nature Is Not a Person | Prof. Michael Gorman

441

What is "Meaning" and Why Should I Care Whether My Life Has it? | Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P.

442

The Imago Dei in Augustine and Thereafter | Prof. Kevin Hart

443

The Mysteries of Christ in the Story of Salvation | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

444

Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? How Can We Know? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

445

What Makes a Person Good? | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

446

What is Knowledge? | Prof. Tomas Bogardus

447

How the Dark Ages Saved Your Soul | Fr. Gabriel Torretta

448

Is Sanctity for Everyone, Even for me? | Fr. John Mark Solitario

449

Aristotelian Philosophy and the Quantum Revolution | Prof. Robert Koons

450

Can Beauty Save the World? | Prof. Raymond Hain

451

The Song of Songs: Human or Divine Eros? | Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman

452

In Medio Ecclesiae: The Importance of Embodying Wisdom According to Proverbs and Sirach | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

453

Scripture as a Source of Wisdom in Catholic Theology | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

454

'The Lord of All Loves Her': Mary’s Sapiential Garments | Prof. Nina Sophie Heereman

455

So Death Doth Touch the Resurrection: Death and Human Nature | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

456

What Does "Creation" Really Mean? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. William Carroll

457

If Your Head Causes You to Sin | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

458

Human Person, Community, and Communion | Dr. R.J. Snell

459

Saint Thomas and the Acquired Virtues | Prof. Candace Vogler

460

Friendships and Social Life - Thomistic Insights | Prof. Thomas Hibbs & Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

461

Feasting like a Saint | Prof. Michael Foley

462

Honorable Festivity: An Oxymoron? | Prof. Michael Foley

463

Praying the Psalms in Friendship with God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

464

Aquinas, the 'Great Theory of Beauty', and Music | Prof. Michael Dickson

465

Justified by Grace, But What is Grace and What Does it Do? | Prof. Michael Root

466

The Effects of Grace, Justification & Sanctification | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

467

Luther and Aquinas on Grace and Justification | Dr. Nathaniel Peters

468

Types of Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

469

Why We Need Grace | Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

470

Augustine's Significance for Theorists on War, Justice, and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

471

Disease and the Problem of Evil | Prof. Stephen Meredith

472

The Ethics of Organ Transplantation | Prof. Steven Jensen

473

Natural Inclinations, the Passions, and Human Acts | Fr. Kevin Flannery, S.J.

474

Why Should We Believe God Exists? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic

475

Catholicism and Capital Punishment Revisited | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

476

Understanding Just War Theory w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Joseph Capizzi

477

Judging Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

478

Helping Patients Who Are Dying or Helping Patients to Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin

479

Is it Wrong to Want the Bad Guy to Suffer? A Christian Approach to Vengeance | Sr. Elinor Gardner, O.P.

480

The Catholic Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings | Prof. Paul Gondreau

481

What Can an Adulteress Teach Us About Happiness? Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and the Project of Literature | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

482

C. S. Lewis and Aquinas: Was Lewis Influenced by Thomism? | Prof. Peter Kreeft

483

Tolkein's Philosophy | Prof. Robert Koons

484

Flannery O'Connor and St. Thomas Aquinas on the Future of Catholic Fiction | Prof. Patrick Callahan

485

Exploring Finitude: Weakness, Suffering, and Faith in Isaac of Nineveh | Dr. Valentina Duca

486

Why the Demons Fell | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

487

Why Does God Allow Us to Suffer? | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

488

How Could a Good God Allow Evil? | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

489

Affliction, Sorrow and Human Flourishing | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

490

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part Two | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

491

Contemporary Papal Teaching on the Moral Problem of War | Dr. Gregory M. Reichberg

492

Thomas Aquinas on War | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

493

Donatism, Fighting, Civil Coercion, and the Peace of the Church | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

494

Thomas Aquinas on Peace: Part One | Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.

495

Light in Biology: A Molecular Perspective | Prof. Matthew Wohlever

496

The Importance of Play and Leisure w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. R.J. Snell

497

On the History and Philosophy of Light | Prof. Richard F. Hassing

498

Light and Life: Cellular responses to light | Prof. Keith Kozminski

499

The Ontological Status of Light and Color in St. Thomas Aquinas | Prof. John Boyer

500

St. Catherine and the Cell of Self-Knowledge | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, OP

501

Thomas Proposes a Toast: The Festive Joy of Honoring God | Fr. Dominic Verner, O.P.

502

Angels and Demons: A Biblical Analysis | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

503

Holding Fast to the Word of Life: The Biblical Roots of Lectio Divina | Fr. Stephen Ryan O.P

504

Aquinas on Virtue and the Path to Happiness | Prof. Josh Hochschild & Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

505

Where Does Electromagnetic Radiation Fit in a Thomistic View of Nature? | Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P

506

The Moral Role of Wonder and Awe | Prof. David Elliot

507

A Theology of Joy in the Valley of Tears | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

508

Biblical Illuminations of Christ's Revelatory Activity | Fr. Jordan Schmidt, O.P.

509

The Sun as a Universal Cause in Aristotelian-Thomistic Tradition | Prof. Catherine Peters

510

The City of God and the Earthly City: War and Peace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

511

A Contemporary Catholic Viewpoint on War and Non-Violence | Dr. Gregory Reichberg

512

A Thomistic Approach to the Good Life | Prof. George Corbett

513

St. Catherine of Siena on Virtue | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

514

St. Thomas Aquinas: Model of Holiness for Students and Scholars | Prof. George Corbett

515

A Brief History of the Immaculate Conception | Prof. Joshua Benson

516

The Eschatological Implications of AI w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

517

The Wonder of Light: Measurement and Interference in Quantum Optics | Prof. Vicenzo Tamma

518

Veritas and Vocation | Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel, O.P.

519

Engaging Contemporary Science as a Thomist | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P. & Prof. Jonathan Lunine

520

Aquinas on Sin | Dr. Jennifer Frey

521

Who Decides and With What Authority? | Prof. Michael Root

522

What Do I Do With My Free Time | Dr. R. Jared Staudt

523

The Dignity of the Poor, Made in God's Image | Fr. John Mark Solitario, O.P.

524

Saint Leo the Great on Christ's Mysterious Presence in the Poor | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

525

Can I Actually Be Fulfilled? Ancient Insights Into Human Good | Prof. Candace Vogler

526

Human Sinfulness and the Study of the Past w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Brad Gregory

527

Sacred Study and the Consecration of the Mind (Part 2) I Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

528

Seeds of Life: Creation, Evolution, and St. Augustine | Prof. Chris Baglow

529

'You Did it for Me': Saint Augustine on Matthew 25:31-46 | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

530

Mary Immaculate, Model for the Church and Her People | Prof. Joshua Benson

531

Sacred Study and the Consecration of the Mind (Part 1) | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

532

The Theology of the Body: Overview and Themes | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

533

What Does Conscience Have to Do with Healthcare? | Dr. Farr Curlin

534

The Beauty of Holiness: Liturgy, Music, and the Arts | Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P.

535

The Desire for Happiness: From a Human Tragedy to a Divine Comedy | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

536

The Depth of St. John Paul II's Philosophy w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. James Brent, O.P.

537

The Renewal of Virtue Ethics: the Character of Moral Development | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

538

What Wisdom Teaches: St. Catherine of Siena and Infused Virtue in the Christian Life | Sr. Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.

539

The Renewal of Moral Theology: A Tale of Two Freedoms | Fr. Michael Sherwin, O.P.

540

Is Friendship with a Simple God Possible? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

541

Is AI Sentient? | Prof. Jordan Wales

542

Divine Simplicity and Identity | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

543

Divine Simplicity and Divine Freedom | Prof. W. Matthews Grant

544

Aquinas on Participation and Divine Simplicity | Prof. Gregory Doolan

545

Aquinas on the Question: 'Whether God Exists?' | Prof. Gregory Doolan

546

Revisiting Aquinas' Five Ways w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., Prof. Robert Koons, & Prof. Daniel Bonevac

547

Is it Rational to Believe in God? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

548

Does Truth Change? John Henry Newman’s Theory of Doctrinal Development | Prof. Chad Pecknold

549

Extraterrestrial Life and Catholic Theology | Prof. Chris Baglow

550

The Science and Ethics of CRISPR and CRISPR-Inspired Gene Editing | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P.

551

Overcoming the Science and Religion Divide | Prof. Karin Öberg

552

ChatGPT and the Foolishness of Speech | Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

553

Theistic Evolution: A Contemporary Thomistic Perspective | Fr. Mariusz Tabaczek, O.P.

554

The Church and Modern Science | Prof. Christopher Baglow

555

The Sacrament of Penance: A Sign Working Grace | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

556

The Transformative Power of Beauty and Friendship w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Thomas Hibbs

557

Devoutly I Adore Thee: The Eucharistic Poetry and Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

558

Romance and the Sacrament of Reconciliation | Fr. Dominic Langevin, O.P.

559

Why Study Created Things? | Prof. Karin Öberg

560

The Analogy of Word & Love | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

561

Speak the Truth in Love | Prof. Adam Eitel

562

Prudence: The Forgotten Queen | Prof. John Cuddeback

563

The Cardinal Virtues | Prof. Patrick Callahan

564

Love: Commander of the Virtues | Prof. Adam Eitel

565

Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove the Existence of the Soul? | Dr. Paul LaPenna

566

The Meaning of Suffering & Human Flourishing w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Eleonore Stump

567

Do We Have Free Will? | Fr. Stephen Brock

568

It's My Right: What Are Natural Rights and What Rights Do We Have? | Prof. V. Bradley Lewis

569

Do Christians Believe in Predestination? | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

570

A Thomistic Take on the Work of Fear (and How to Work with Fear) in the Human Heart | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

571

How Does the Trinity Dwell in our Souls? | Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.

572

Do Trees Have Souls? | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

573

Are Quality of Life Judgements Ethical? | Prof. Gina Maria Noia

574

Do You Have An Immortal Soul? | Prof. Edward Feser

575

Accessing Aquinas' Account of Acedia: Can We Choose Joy? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

576

Friendship and Virtue: Seeing the Good in Others w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Michael Pakaluk

577

The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

578

The Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology of Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

579

A Roadmap to Happiness: From Aristotle to Christ | Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo, O.P.

580

Happiness and the Limits of Psychology | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

581

Four Levels Of Happiness | Prof. Christopher Kaczor

582

The Two Become One Flesh: The Catholic View Of The Sacrament Of Marriage | Prof. Paul Gondreau

583

St. Bonaventure's Influence On The Theology Of Joseph Ratzinger | Prof. Marianne Schlosser

584

Friendship And The Common Good | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.

585

The Saints Interpreting 'I have called you friends' (Jn 15:15) | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

586

Holy Corpses: Incorrupt Bodies And Early Modern Science | Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco

587

Is Moral Relativism Really Just Conflict Avoidance? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Michael Gorman

588

Source and Summit: How the Eucharist Makes Us Holy | Prof. Michael Wahl

589

Thomas Aquinas on the Eucharist and Trinitarian Communion | Fr. Reginald Lynch, O.P.

590

How Does the Trinity Dwell in our Souls | Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.

591

Contemplating Personhood Within the Trinity | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

592

The Analogy of Word & Love | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

593

Why Does Aquinas Say that a Divine Person is a Subsistent Relation? | Fr. John Baptist Ku, O.P.

594

The Virtuous Caritative Fruit of the Eucharist | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

595

The Ecclesial Fruit of the Eucharist | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

596

Science, Wonder, and the Existence of God w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Alexander Pruss

597

The Sacramental Setting of the Eucharist | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

598

The Christological Setting of the Eucharist | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

599

Mariology 101 - Part 2 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

600

Mariology 101 - Part 1 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.

601

The Effects of Grace, Justification & Sanctification | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

602

'Types' of Grace | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

603

Accompaniment of Those Who Experience Addiction | Msgr. Brian Bransfield

604

Accompaniment of Those Who Experience Same Sex Attraction | Fr. James Brent, OP

605

Accompaniment of Those in Irregular Marriages | Fr. George Rutler

606

Accompaniment in the Modern Magisterium | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

607

The Hands of a Priest | Bishop Robert Reed

608

Hylomorphism and the New Mechanist Philosophy of Neuroscience | Dr. Daniel De Haan

609

Soul, Mind and Personhood in Modern Biology | Dr. Stephen Meredith

610

Thomistic Objections against Evolution: Returning to First Principles | Dr. Brian Carl

611

Aquinas After Darwin: Disputed Questions Raised by Evolutionary Theory | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco OP

612

Exoplanets and Extraterrestrials | Dr. Karin Oberg

613

Creation and the Fall in the New Testament | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

614

Fr. Thomas Davenport OP - “Physics: Ancient, Classical, and Modern”

615

Dr. Stephen Barr - “Contemporary Science-Religion Issues: The Relevance of St. Thomas & Aristotle"

616

Providence, Prayer and Science | Fr. Michael Dodds OP

617

America's Three Worldviews | Ross Douthat

618

Keys to the Kingdom: Foundations of the Sacrament of Penance | Fr. Dominic Langevin OP

619

Aquinas on the Natural Complexity of Human Emotions - Fr. Richard Conrad OP

620

The Task of Life: "Feelings Management" or Human Flourishing? | Dr. Michael Gorman

621

"Christian Political Principles In The Age Of Trump"- R. R. Reno and Panel

622

Aquinas on Sin, Suffering, and Evil | Prof. Jennifer Frey

623

Concluding Panel Featuring Fr. Dominic Legge OP, R.R. Reno, and Vincent P Muñoz

624

Can God Save the University? The Religious Roots of an Academic Crisis | Ross Douthat

625

The Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the Secular University | Prof. Carlos Eire

626

The University and Its Counterfeit: Newman's Litmus Test | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

627

The Dying of the Dark: The Death and Rebirth of the Catholic University | Prof. Patrick Deneen

628

The Separated Soul and Life after Death | Fr. Bryan Kromholtz OP

629

The Resurrection of the Body and the New Creation | Fr. Bryan Kromholtz OP

630

Human Freedom: What Is the Will and Is it Really Free? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow OP

631

Human Intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence | Fr. Anselm Ramelow OP

632

The Horizon of Creation: the Unique Place of the Human Person | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP

633

Thomas Aquinas and the Harmony of Faith and Reason | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

634

Edith Stein on the Gestalt of the Feminine Soul | Dr. Catherine Pakaluk

635

Solidarity & Faith in a Divided America | Dr. R.R. Reno

636

Cooperation with Sins Against Prudence | Ed Feser

637

A Brief Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas and the Summa | Fr. John Harris OP

638

Developing Virtue and the Problem of Cooperating with Evil | Fr. Ezra Sullivan, OP

639

Cooperation with Evil and 'Violations of Conscience' | Prof. Christopher Tollefsen

640

Creation and the Fall in the Old Testament | Fr. Stephen Ryan, O.P.

641

A Closer Look at Intention: What Exactly is the Cooperator Doing? | Msgr. Andrew McLean Cummings

642

The Goodness of God and the Evil in Our World: Aquinas on the Problem of Evil | Prof. Gloria Frost

643

On the Isomorphism of Evil Action and Co-action | Prof. Steven Long

644

The Magisterium: What it is and Why it Matters | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

645

God on a Cross: The Meaning of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus | Prof. Bruce Marshall

646

Is It Rational to Believe in Miracles? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow OP

647

On the Christian Moral Revolution | Dr. Remi Brague

648

"The Time is Near" and Realized Eschatology | Fr. John Corbett, O.P.

649

Wendell Berry: Piety and the Environment w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Joshua Hochschild

650

Patient Endurance in the Face of the Coming of our Lord | Fr. John Corbett, O.P.

651

Patience Unto the "Day of the Lord" | Prof. Adam Eitel

652

The Spiritual Life as "New Creation" | Prof Adam Eitel

653

Responses to Sin, God's and Ours | Fr. Timothy Bellamah O.P.

654

Creation and Sin, Angelic and Human | Fr. Timothy Bellamah, O.P.

655

The Soul and its End in Contemplation | Sr. Mary Angelica Neenan, O.P.

656

Trinity, Mystery, and the Search for Understanding | Prof Karen Kilby

657

The Nature and Significance of Contemplation According to Thomas Aquinas | Prof. Rik Van Nieuwenhove

658

Fighting over Jesus in the First Two Centuries of the Church | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

659

Politics, Augustine and the City of God | Prof. Matthew Mehan & Prof. Chad Pecknold

660

The Reality of Angels And Demons | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP

661

Does God Exist? | Prof. Michael Gorman

662

The Triune God: the Central Mystery of the Christian Faith (Part Two) | Fr. John Baptist Ku, OP

663

The Triune God: the Central Mystery of the Christian Faith (Part One) | Fr. John Baptist Ku, OP

664

A Spiritual Lifeline: Why We Should Go to Confession | Fr. Dominic Langevin OP

665

Redemptive Love & Comic Mercy in Flannery O'Connor | Dr. Jennifer Frey & Fr. Thomas Joseph White

666

Dr. Budziszewski - "Is It Ever Right to Break the Law?"

667

Concluding Panel Discussion

668

Thomism as a Paradigm of Academic Discourse | Prof. Jessica Murdoch

669

Seeking Universality in Truth, Goodness & Beauty | Fr. Thomas Joseph White

670

Closing Remarks | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

671

Understanding Nietzsche's Post-Modern Critique of Christianity | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP (duplicate?)

672

Understanding Nietzsche's Post-Modern Critique of Christianity | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

673

Panel Discussion | R.R. Reno & Margarita Mooney

674

The Vocation of a Scientist | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco OP

675

The Compatibility of Neuroscience and the Soul | Prof. James Madden

676

The Rationality of Christian Belief w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

677

Cornelio Fabro’s Explanation of Aquinas’s Proofs for God’s Existence | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP

678

Aquinas, Calvin, and the Cross of Christ | Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P.

679

Human Genome Editing with CRISPR | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco OP

680

The Troubles about Sex and Gender | Prof. Candace Vogler

681

When Rights Go Wrong: Thomistic Reflections on Rights, Justice & the Common Good | Fr. Dominic Legge

682

Conference Introduction

683

Made Free for Freedom | Prof. Remi Brague

684

Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP- "Authentic Friendship: From Longing to Living"

685

Dr. Farr Curlin - "In Support of Dying Well"

686

Does God Exist? Aquinas's Proof of God Based on Motion | Prof. Gloria Frost

687

What Can We Know About the Jesus of History? | Prof. Nathan Eubank

688

Human Freedom and Divine Grace | Prof. Sarah Byers

689

The Catholic Who Invented Human Rights: Francisco de Vitoria and Human Rights | Dr. Joseph Capizzi

690

The Middle Ages: Dark Ages of Backwardness, Age of Catholic Harmony, or Neither? | Dr. Brad Gregory

691

Is Belief in God Rational? | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP

692

Dr. Therese Cory- "Masters, Parasites, or Gardeners? Thomistic Reflections on Environmental Ethics"

693

Rik Van Nieuwenhove - "Why Did God Die? Salvation According to Thomas Aquinas"

694

The Grace of Preaching and the Dominican Life | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

695

Dr. John Haldane - "Reasonable Disagreement and Civic Friendship in an Age of Conflict"

696

The Divine Name and the God of the Old Testament | Dr. Gregory Vall

697

Does Physics Leave Any Room for Free Will? | Fr. Thomas Davenport OP

698

True for Me, But Not for You? Moral Relativism and Public Life | Prof. Michael Gorman

699

Why Rights? Where Rights Come From and What They Mean for Healthcare | Fr. Thomas Joseph White

700

What is the Soul, and When Does It Come To Be? | Prof. James Madden

701

Christian Friendship: The Role of Human Friendship in the Spiritual Life | Prof. John Cuddeback

702

Evil: The Great Accuser of God's Existence | Fr. John Harris OP

703

The Natural Law Justification Of Capital Punishment (Keating Responding)| Prof. Edward Feser

704

The Compatibility of Neuroscience And The Soul | Prof. James Madden

705

Bodily Religion: God, the Flesh, and Catholic Belief | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

706

How to Talk to People about God: Talking to Others | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP

707

How to Talk to People about God: Our Knowledge of God | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP

708

Hollow Pursuits, Fulfilling Pursuits and Ultimate Satisfaction | Prof. Candace Vogler

709

The Rational Mystery: The Shape of Catholicism in the 21st Century | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

710

On Grace and Salvation: What Can We Hope For? | Prof. Jessica Murdoch

711

The Formation of Catholic Tradition from the New Testament to the First Ecumenical Council | Crotty

712

The Virgin Mother of God: Mary in the Bible and Church Teaching | Prof. Joshua Benson

713

Sizeless Stretchable Souls: Substantial Form as Nature in Aquinas | Fr. Stephen Brock

714

Aquinas’s Adaptation Of The Neoplatonic Triad Of Being, Life, And Intellect | Fr. Raymund Snyder OP

715

Quid Est Veritas? Truth and Moral Relativism | Prof. Jennifer Frey

716

The Soul After Neuroscience | Prof. Daniel De Haan

717

Christ and the Trinity at the Transfiguration | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

718

What Is Beauty? Is God Beautiful? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

719

Monks, Clerics, and Female Mystics: An Introduction to Medieval Theology | Prof. Nathaniel Peters

720

West vs East: Is Thomism Compatible with Orthodoxy | Prof. Marcus Plested

721

How To Not Ask About "The Meaning of Life" | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

722

Darkness in the City of Angels: Evil as a Theme and Vice as a Fact | John Haldane

723

What can Philosophy Tell us About Angels? | Prof. Gregory Doolan

724

Thinking Like Angels: the Spark of Reason & the Fire of Intellectuality | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP

725

Does God Exist? An Argument for God's Existence from Thomas Aquinas | Fr. James Brent, OP

726

Aquinas's Political Philosophy | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

727

God After Darwin: Are Christianity and Evolution Compatible? | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

728

Guilt and Forgiveness | Prof. Eleonore Stump

729

It's My Right!: Understanding Natural Rights and the Purpose of Politics | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

730

Psalms as the Mystical Prayer of the Church | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

731

The Virgin Mary: Mother of God | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

732

The Virgin Mary: Full of Grace | Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP

733

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Problem of Unjust Laws | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

734

The Life and Sanctity of Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

735

The Moral Use of Money: Reflections on Profit, Business, and Prosperity | Prof. Joseph Capizzi

736

The Drama of Grace: Sigrid Undset and the Narrative of Conversion | Fr. Raymund Snyder, OP

737

Can Reason Tell Us Anything about God? | Prof. Michael Gorman

738

How True is the Bible? Reading the Bible Intelligently and Faithfully | Fr. Joseph Koterski, SJ

739

The Holy Family: Exemplars of Faith, Hope, and Charity | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

740

Sacramentality of Marriage and the Universal Call to Holiness | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

741

Blinded by Scientism? The Proper Role—And Limits—Of Science in the Quest for Truth | Edward Feser

742

The Sacraments in the Christian Life (Part 2) | Fr. Dominic Langevin, OP

743

The Sacraments in the Christian Life (Part 1) | Fr. Dominic Langevin, OP

744

Entering into Christ's Passion: the Mass as a Sacrifice | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

745

After Christ: Understanding Nietzsche's Postmodern Critique of Christianity | Fr. White, OP

746

Charity & Communion in the Mystical Body | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

747

Aquinas's Foundation for a Spiritual Life Centered in the Eucharist | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

748

The Presence of Christ: Aquinas on Eucharistic Transubstantiation | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

749

Divine Faith: Aquinas's Key to Eucharistic Realism | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

750

The Antidote to Death: the Eucharist & Re-Creation | Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.

751

The Last Supper & the Fulfillment of the Covenant | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

752

Aquinas on the Holy Spirit & the Eucharist as Sacrament & Sacrifice | Prof. Joseph Wawrykow

753

Incarnate de Spiritu Sancto: the Holy Spirit & Christ's Conception | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

754

Thomas Aquinas & the Gifts of the Holy Spirit | Fr. Joseph d'Amécourt OP

755

Capital Grace in Alexander of Hales and the Summa Halensis | Prof. Boyd T Coolman

756

Catholic Environmentalism: From St. Augustine to Pope Francis | Prof. Marie George

757

The Holy Spirit as Gift and the Communion of the Trinity | Fr. Gilles Emery, OP

758

Science and Religion: the Myth of Conflict | Prof. Stephen Barr

759

The Sacraments in General: The Number & Order of the Sacraments | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

760

The Sacraments in General: Character and Institution/Causation | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

761

The Sacraments in General: Grace of the Sacraments | Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P.

762

The Sacraments in General: Definition and Necessity | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

763

Large & Startling Figures: Flannery O'Connor's Postmodern Apologetic | Prof. Frederick Bauerschmidt

764

The Rational Mystery: The Promise of Catholicism in the 21st Century | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

765

Patience & Purification: the Priest & the Suffering Christian | Fr. Gabriel O'Donnell, OP

766

Medicine & Morals: the Contemporary Challenge of Bio-Ethics | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

767

A Reminder of Higher Things: the Rites of Sickness & Death | Msgr. James Moroney

768

Grace & Reality: The Sacrament of Anointing | Fr. Paul Keller, OP

769

Compassionate Blood: The Sanctification of Christian Suffering | Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP

770

Why Aquinas Matters: Thomism and the New Evangelization | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

771

The Primary Being | Prof. Steven Long

772

Teleology and Actuation | Prof. Candace Vogler

773

What Is a Substance? | Prof. Michael Gorman

774

Form-Matter Composition | Prof. Jeffrey Brower

775

Causality and Ontotheology | Prof. Emeritus Alfred Freddoso

776

The Distinction of Essence and Existence | Prof. Edward Feser

777

On the Other Side of the Confessional | Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P

778

Moral Duty and the Rule of Law | Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr.

779

Political by Nature: Friendship and the Good Life | Prof. Chad Pecknold

780

For the Greater Good: Social Justice, the Human Heart, and Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Philip Neri Reese

781

Who Can Be Saved? Christ, the One Savior & Non-Christians - Jessica Murdoch (4/20/17)

782

Reading St. Augustine's City of God with St. Thomas Aquinas | Prof. Chad Pecknold

783

Religious Freedom and the Common Good | Prof. Nicholas J. Healy

784

Interrogating Prayer with Science & Theology | Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP

785

Is God a Person? | Prof. Michael Gorman

786

The Goodness of God and the Evil in Our World: Aquinas on the Problem of Evil | Prof. Gloria Frost

787

Is Man Naturally Religious? Religion, Superstition, and the Healing Power of Grace | Fr. White OP

788

Autonomy, Meaning, and Existential Purpose | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

789

Thomism of the Body | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.

790

Why Did God Become Man? Aquinas on the Logic of the Incarnation | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

791

Catholic Feminism: Finding One's Identity in Christ | Prof. Jessica Murdoch

792

Thomism, Postliberal Theology & Postmodernity | Concluding Panel

793

Taking the Cure at Yale: From Aquinas to Rahner and Back | Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, OP

794

Aquinas, Postliberal Theology & the Universal Offer of Salvation in Christ | Prof. Bruce Marshall

795

What Is Postliberal Theology? Was There a Yale School? Why Care? | Prof. Michael Root

796

Why Did Jesus Die? A Short Introduction to Catholic Beliefs | Fr. Romanus Cessario, OP

797

It's My Right: What Are Natural Rights and What Rights Do We Have? | Prof. V. Bradley Lewis

798

Nihilism, Beauty and God: Theology and Art in the Twentieth Century | Prof. Thomas Hibbs

799

What Are Natural Rights? | Concluding Panel

800

Do Thomists Have Rights? Does Anyone? | Fr. Dominic Legge, OP

801

Natural Rights & Public Right in the American Founding | Prof. Charles Kesler

802

What's the Problem with Rights? | Prof. Nigel Biggar

803

International Human Rights and Catholic Social Teaching | Prof. Paolo Carozza

804

Thomism After Vatican II | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

805

Rights Alone Are Not Enough: Christian Faith and the Dignity of Human Nature | Prof. David Lantigua

806

The Presence Of God: The Witness of St. Elizabeth of the Trinity | Fr. James Brent, OP

807

The Presence Of God: The Wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. James Brent, OP

808

The Pursuit of Happiness: The Least Understood of Our Fundamental Rights | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP

809

Neuroscience and the Soul | Prof. James Madden

810

Newman at Harvard: The Idea of a University--Encore et Toujours | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

811

Judging the Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism? | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

812

Is Friendship Still Possible? | Sr. Mary Madeline Todd, OP

813

Thomism, Natural Rights, and the Politics of Prudence | Prof. Matthew Gaetano

814

The Light of Faith: Why It's Not Irrational to Believe | Fr. James Brent, OP

815

Do We Really Need Catholic Schools Anymore? | Prof. Nicole Garnett

816

The Communion of the Saints in This World and the Next | Prof. Michael Root

817

The Reasonableness of Faith and the Faithfulness of Reason | Prof. Jeremy Wilkins

818

True Sacrifice: Understanding the Mass | Prof. Bruce D. Marshall

819

Is Atheism Irrational? What Reason Can Tell Us about God's Existence | Prof. John O'Callaghan

820

Verbum Domini: The Catholic Approach to Scripture | Prof. Boyd Taylor Coolman

821

Liberty in the Things of God: Christian Origins of Religious Freedom | Prof. Robert Louis Wilken

822

What's So Special About the Universe? Multiverse Theory & Catholic Theology | Prof. Stephen Barr

823

The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit | Prof. Eleonore Stump

824

The Seven Cardinal Virtues and the Indwelling Holy Spirit | Prof. Eleonore Stump

825

Freedom for Excellence: Virtue & Moral Character According to Aquinas (Pt 1) | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

826

Freedom for Excellence: Virtue & Moral Character According to Aquinas (Pt 2) | Fr. Thomas Petri, OP

827

The Seven Deadly Sins | Prof. Eleonore Stump

828

The Non-Aristotelian Character of Thomistic Ethics | Prof. Eleonore Stump

829

The Holy Spirit in the Church and the Eucharist | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

830

Aquinas on the Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

831

Aquinas on the Mission of the Holy Spirit | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

832

Goodness without God? Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue | Prof. Angela Knobel

833

I Believe in the Holy Spirit | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

834

Introduction to Mental Prayer | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

835

The Courage to Rest: Thomas Aquinas on the Soul of Leisure | Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau OP

836

Why Believe in God? Arguments for the Existence of God | Prof. Edward Feser

837

True for Me But Not for You? Moral Relativism and Moral Truth | Prof. Michael Gorman

838

The Spirit of the Letter: St. Thomas's Reading of the Book of Job's Eschatology | Fr. Kromholtz, OP

839

The Development of Doctrine—What It Is and Why It Matters | Prof. Reinhard Huetter

840

8 - Modern Theories Of Christ's Passion In The Mass | Fr. Thomas Joseph White OP

841

7 - Aquinas On The Mass | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

842

6 - Scriptural & Historical Background To The Mass | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

843

5 - Effects Of The Sacrament Of The Eucharist | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

844

4 - Transubstantiation Part 3 | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

845

3 - Transubstantiation Part 2 | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

846

2 - The Sacrament Itself & Transubstantiation | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

847

1 - Introduction To The Study Of The Eucharist | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

848

Christmas as a Christian Mystery | Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

849

Who Decides and With What Authority? | Prof. Michael Root

850

The Rise of Protestantism: What Happened and Why | Prof. Bruce Marshall

851

Justified by Grace, but What is Grace and What does it do? | Prof. Michael Root

852

Eucharist or Lord's Supper? The Controversy Then and Now | Prof. Bruce Marshall

853

The Unintended Reformation | Prof. Brad Gregory

854

The Sacrament of Penance: a Sign Working Grace | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

855

A Vision for Catholic Education w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Raymond Hain

856

Penance and the Temptations of Christ Part 2 | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

857

Penance and the Temptations of Christ Part 1 | Fr. Ambrose Little, O.P.

858

Why Sackcloth and Ashes: Exterior Signs and the Virtue of Penance | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.

859

How to Do Business and Keep Your Soul | Prof. Andrew Abela

860

Christ vs. Secularism: The Ethics of the Day | Fr. Ezra Sullivan, O.P.

861

Virtue: The Human Operating System | Prof. Andrew Abela

862

Moral Relativism and the Natural Law | Prof. Francis Beckwith

863

The Role of Positive Human Law According to Aquinas | Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P.

864

Anger ad salutem | Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

865

Insights from Alasdair MacIntyre w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Dr. Daniel De Haan

866

Anger in virtute | Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

867

The Work of Anger in Community: Anger ad alterum | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. & Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.

868

The Work of Anger in the Human Heart | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

869

Mirabilis Rerum Connexio: The Human Person in the World | Fr. Conor McDonough, OP

870

The Profundity & Personalism of the Eucharist | Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P.

871

Personhood & Our Ancient Faith: How Person Became Central to the Catholic Faith | Fr. Dominic Legge

872

Is Smerdyakov a Human Being? | Prof. Stephen Meredith

873

Reconciling the Image of God with the Scientific Image of Human Persons | Dr. Daniel De Haan

874

Is Lying Always Wrong? | Fr. Gregory Pine O.P.

875

Justice: The Point of Courage and Temperance | Prof. John Cuddeback

876

Unlocking the Power of Virtue w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Timothy Pawl

877

Prudence The Forgotten Queen | Prof. John Cuddeback

878

The Cardinal Virtues | Prof. Patrick Callahan

879

Saint Thomas And The Acquired Virtues | Prof. Candace Vogler

880

Is Certainty Possible in Science? | Dr. Brian Carl

881

Are Quality of Life Judgments Ethical? | Prof. Gina Noia

882

Helping Patients Who Are Dying Or Helping Patients To Die? | Prof. Farr Curlin

883

Going Deeper Than Darwin God And Biological Evolution | Prof. Chris Baglow

884

Overcoming The Science And Religion Divide | Prof. Karin Oberg

885

Discovering Wisdom: A Journey with Edith Stein w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. and Prof. Catherine Pakaluk

886

Dumb Ox to Angelic Doctor: The Life and Works of St. Thomas Aquinas | Fr. Conor McDonough, OP

887

What is Freewill? And Do We Have It? | Prof. Paul Symington

888

What We Owe to God and Country: Romans 13 | Prof. Erik Dempsey

889

Religious Liberty And The Human Good | Robert P. George

890

Accessing Aquinas' Account of Acedia: Can We Choose Joy? | Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

891

Is There Always a Right Choice? Conscience, Prudence, and Natural Law |Prof. Joshua Hochschild

892

Who Gets to Judge?: Answering Objections to Truth in Morality | Professor Joshua Hochschild

893

The Gift Of Fear | Prof. Adam Eitel

894

Making Sense of Balderdash w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Sr. Anna Wray, O.P.

895

Humility & Pride | Prof. Adam Eitel

896

Common Good Politics an Intellectual Retreat | Fr. Dominic Legge

897

The Power of the Love of God: Providence and Predestination | Prof. Corey Barnes

898

The Priest As Sinner In The Thought Of Augustine | Fr. Robert Dodaro

899

Is Lying Always Wrong? | Fr. Gregory Pine

900

Is Masculinity Toxic? A Thomistic Perspective on Marriage | Prof. John Cuddleback

901

The Search for Life Beyond Earth| Prof Jonathan Lunine

902

Rethinking Economic Equality: A Thomistic Perspective I Professor Mary Hirschfeld

903

Aquinas on Reason and Emotion | Professor Michael Gorman

904

Friendship with God and Others | Professor Adam Eitel

905

Does Evil Disprove God? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. W. Matthews Grant

906

The Beautiful and the Sublime: How to Make Art that Leads to God | Professor Patrick Callahan

907

The Good Life: Tips from Aquinas | Father Alan O'Sullivan O.P.

908

St. John Paul’s Theology of the Body and St. Thomas Aquinas | Father Thomas Petri, O.P.

909

Salvation for Sinful Christians: The Sacrament of Confession | Father Dominic Langevin, O.P.

910

Does Modern Neuroscience Disprove The Existence Of The Soul

911

Greed in Christian Societies | Professor Brad Gregory

912

St. Augustine’s Confessions & the Interior Altar of the Heart | Professor Chad Pecknold

913

Does Birthplace Determine Religion? | Professor Tomas Bogardus

914

What's Wrong With Moral Relativism? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Francis Beckwith

915

Saint Augustine's Revision Of The Heroic Ideal I Father Robert Dodaro, OSA

916

Natural Law And The U.S. Constitution: A Thomistic Introduction I Professor Joshua Hochschild

917

Should I Believe That Jesus Is God? I Father Conor McDonough, O.P

918

The Journey to Human Flourishing: Insights from Thomistic Philosophy I Professor Adam Eitel

919

A Philosophical Theology of the Body? Eros in Plato and John Paul II | Professor Joshua Hochschild

920

The Virtues: Moral, Intellectual, Theological I Professor Adam Eitel

921

Aquinas on Friendship with God | Professor Adam Eitel

922

Aquinas on Friendship | Professor Adam Eitel

923

The Good Life: Tips from Aquinas | Father Alan O'Sullivan, O.P.

924

The Gift of Fear | Professor Adam Eitel

925

Humility & Pride | Professor Adam Eitel

926

The Priest as Sinner in the Thought of Augustine | Father Robert Dodaro, O.S.A.

927

Dumb Ox to Angelic Doctor: The Life and Works of St. Thomas Aquinas | Father Conor McDonough, O.P.

928

Leaving Loneliness, Building Friendship, and Fostering Human Flourishing | Professor Scott Cleveland

929

Recover Your Faith with C.S. Lewis & St. Thomas w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Michael Dauphinais

930

Balderdash: What It Is, Why We Tolerate It, and How We Can Reduce It | Sister Anna Wray, O.P.

931

Is Faith Irrational? A Lecture on Faith and Reason | Father Ambrose Little, O.P.

932

Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us | Professor Michael Root (duplicate?)

933

Forgotten Lay Patronesses Of The Church | Doctor Bronwen McShea

934

Human Nature and Biotechnology | Professor Stephen Meredith

935

Resilience and Happiness According to Dante and Aquinas | Thomas Hibbs

936

Justice, the Common Good, and Friendship | Father Gregory Pine

937

How Can Aristotle Benefit Science Today? | Father Ambrose Little

938

Faith, Mysticism, and the 'Dark Night Of The Soul' | Father Dominic Legge

939

Do You Believe In Miracles? (And Can You Do So Reasonably?) | W. Matthews Grant

940

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say | Jane Sloan Peters

941

Beyond Words: What ChatGPT Can't Say w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Jane Sloan Peters

942

Human Flourishing And Disability: A Thomistic Approach | Prof. Matthew Shea

943

The Christian Responses St. Gregory and St. Augustine to the Roman Empire | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

944

Human And Artificial Intelligence: What Does It Mean To Think I Professor Daniel De Haan

945

Study And The Spiritual Life Crucifixion Of The Desk I Sister Anna Wray, O.P

946

Saint Thomas And The Acquired Virtues I Professor Candace Vogler

947

A Neurologists Reflections On Human Dignity And Suffering I Dr. Paul LaPenna

948

The Philosophical And Scientific Images Of Humanity I Professor James Madden

949

A Thomistic Account Of Ethics Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies I Professor Matthew Dugandzic

950

Flourishing Through Friendship: Vices That Hinder And Virtues That Aid Friendship | Scott Cleveland

951

Veneration of the Eucharist w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Uwe Michael Lang

952

Purgatory: Good News for Most of Us | Professor Michael Root

953

Our Lukewarm Age: Relativism and God in the Modern World | Professor Erik Dempsey

954

Made One with Christ: Aquinas on Deification through the Sacraments | Prof. Daria Spezzano

955

Divine Mercy & Deification - Talk #2 | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

956

Rejecting the Demonic, the Heretical, and the Ludicrous | Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P.

957

St. Thomas Aquinas on the Gift of Deification' (Part 1 of 4) | Prof. Daria Spezzano

958

Goodness Without God? Aquinas and the Problem of Pagan Virtue | Professor Angela Knobel

959

The Beautiful And The Sublime: How To Make Art That Leads To God | Doctor Patrick Callahan

960

Putting The Pieces Back Together: The Catholic Doctrine On Purgatory | Father Thomas Petri, O.P.

961

Aquinas on Faith and Reason w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Mats Wahlberg

962

How C.S. Lewis & Aquinas Can Help Us Recover Our Christian Faith | Professor Michael Dauphinais

963

Philosophy And The Religious Life | Doctor Zena Hitz

964

Does God Exist | Professor Michael Gorman

965

Creation In St. Augustine's Confessions | Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

966

'Are We Our Brains? Neuroscience And The Soul' | Doctor Paul LaPenna

967

Is There Anything Wrong With Moral Relativism | Professor Francis Beckwith

968

God From God: Understanding The Trinity | Professor Bruce Marshall

969

What Makes A Law Good | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

970

Does Evil Disprove God I Professor W. Matthews Grant

971

The Mystery Of The Blessed Virgin Mary I Father Andrew Hofer, O.P.

972

What Christ's Humanity Says About Human Nature I Paul Gondreau

973

Little Lies Why There Are No Noble Lies I Professor Angela Knobel

974

Do We Have Natural Rights I Professor Joseph Trabbic

975

Social Ontology: Concepts and Verification | Russell Hittinger

976

The Common Doctor and Liturgical Theology | Professor Matthew Levering

977

Is Aquinas a Common Doctor for the Theology of Grace? | Professor Joseph Wawrykow

978

The Sacraments and Salvation w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.

979

Does Aquinas (Still) Have a Perennially Valid Philosophy? | Therese Cory

980

The Common Doctor And Universal Providence | Father Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P.

981

Seeking and Finding True God from True God | Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

982

Aquinas on the Sonship of Jesus Revealed in Christ's Passion | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

983

The Interconnectedness between Justice, Law, and the Concept of Good | Father Dominic Legge, O.P.

984

How Is Revealed Knowledge Justified | Professor Mats Wahlberg

985

Social Evil? | Professor Joshua Hochschild

986

On Guilt | Professor Michael Gorman

987

On Punishment | Professor V. Bradley Lewis

988

God's Permission of Moral Evil w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Prof. Thomas Osborne

989

Vice and Sin, Part II | Professor Steven Jensen

990

Vice and Sin, Part I | Professor Candace Vogler

991

God's Permission of Moral Evil | Professor Thomas Osborne

992

Evil as Privation | Father James Brent, O.P.

993

Veneration of the Eucharist | Father Uwe Michael Lang

994

Virtue in Human Action | Father John Baptist Ku, O.P.

995

Approaches to Reality and Paradigms of Certainty | Father Gregory Pine, O.P.

996

Truth and Uncertainty in Particle Physics | Doctor Steve Mrenna

997

Moral Limbo in the Workplace w/ Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. & Fr. Thomas More Garrett, O.P.

998

Uncertainty, Confidence, and Truth in Biology | Professor Daniel Kuebler

999

Is It There? Confidence and Uncertainty in Chemistry | Professor Lori Watson

1000

Moral Limbo in the Workplace: How Low Can I Go? | Father Thomas More Garrett, O.P.